The American right is officially terrified of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Those students, who rapidly turned themselves into activists and organizers after 17 of their fellow students and teachers were murdered at their school, have become the most visible face of this new phase of the gun debate, and conservatives are […] Related:Happy Hour RoundupA blue wave? How Trump is helping Democrats win in unlikely places.Happy Hour Roundup Source Author: Powered

In one of the most closely watched gerrymandering controversies in the country, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court just redrew the state’s congressional maps, in a way that has Democrats pleased and Republicans livid. The result makes a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives this fall significantly more likely. But more than that, it forces […] Related:Republicans have rigged the system for years. Democrats are finally fighting back.The future of American democracy is being decided

It’s another day and the Trump administration is trying to stick another knife in the Affordable Care Act. This time it comes courtesy of a proposed expansion in the length of time a household can receive a lower cost, short-term health-coverage plan that does not meet the Affordable Health Care’s standards for insurance. Under the new […] Related:Our health-care system is still a mess. Trump isn’t doing anything serious about it.Republicans’ failure on health care is